NBC News cancels Megyn Kelly's show

NBC said Friday it has cancelled Megyn Kelly's morning program Megyn Kelly Today.

The move comes after Kelly made controversial comments about wearing blackface for a Halloween costume.

Kelly is said to be negotiating her exit from NBC.

Megyn Kelly

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NBC News announced Friday it is cancelling Megyn Kelly's show following her controversial comments on blackface.

In a statement, NBC News wrote, "Megyn Kelly Today is not returning. Next week, the 9am hour will be hosted by other TODAY co-anchors."

NBC has not yet announced the future of Kelly's employment. Kelly's tenure at NBC was rumored to be coming to a close, but took a sharp turn earlier this week after she made comments on blackface as part of a Halloween costume.

In a discussion on her show Tuesday about inappropriate Halloween costumes, Kelly asked her group of white panelists, "But, what is racist? Because truly, you do get in trouble if you are a white person who puts on blackface at Halloween or a black person who puts on whiteface for Halloween. Back when I was a kid, that was okay as long as you were dressing up as like a character."

Kelly apologized to her colleagues later that day, and then to her audience on her show Wednesday. After that show, NBC aired reruns of previous episodes in the 9 o'clock hour as NBC executives reportedly were in talks with Kelly about her future at the network.

On Wednesday, Kelly reportedly fired her agent who negotiated her three-year deal with NBC News for $23-million-a-year. A new agency, UTA, was in talks with Kelly previously about reportedly representing her, but following the controversy, UTA declined to take her on as a client, NBC News reported.